Record Iowa state fair attendance tops 429000
Des Moines reports a record state fair attendance of 429 051 marking the close of the seventy third exposition. Rain held off from opening until after the final event. Attendance on closing day reached 25 261, and the ten day total exceeded last year by 20 688, with officials calling the fair the greatest in history.
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Des Moines
Tex Rickard
Middle West
Iowa
Mary Belle Felter
van Meter
Roy Harold Wilkinson
Alta
Will E. Conrad Dies at Hospital in Military Funeral
Will E. Conrad of Troop D 113th Cavalry died at Washington county hospital after a spinal infection. Military funeral at L. A. Jones funeral home Sunday at 2 20 pm with burial likely in Wayland cemetery. Born February 5 1907 he lived in Dutch Creek township with parents Arthur R. and Flossie Schmidt Conrad. He leaves his parents and a brother Cloyce of Day.
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113Th Cavalry
L. A. Jones
Will E. Conrad
Washington County Hospital
Wayland Cemetery
Port Riley
Kansas
Conrad
Will
Washington
Dutch Creek Township
Arthur R. Conrad
Flossie Schmidt Conrad
Wayland
Cloyce Conrad
Day
Sinclair Lewis Dead but Doesn’t Know It, Says Stidger
Dr William Stidger, Kansas City speaker and preacher, says Sinclair Lewis is dead and cites Elmer Gantry as a biological autobiography of the author. He notes Lewis showed him parsonage life during two week stay and that the book is not selling a year after publication.
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Sinclair Lewis
Stidger
Burlington
Kansas
Lewis
William, Stidger
Elmer Gantry
First Methodist
City Schools Set to Open Monday with Teacher Conference
Washington public schools plan to start next Monday at nine o’clock with a devotional at the high school led by Rev Willard Wylie. Teachers from out of town have arrived and will meet classes Tuesday for nine months of classroom work noting Labor Day as a holiday. The Junior College will also begin lessons at the same time as the high school.
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Washington
Supt
J. H. Peet
Crind
Willard Wylie
Hich
William S. Duncan Hurt in Farm Fall Near Ainsworth
William S. Duncan suffered a painful 2 foot fall while repairing a silo damaged by a windstorm on his farm near Ainsworth. He landed on his head and shoulders. an X-ray showed no broken bones and he felt reasonably comfortable the next day.
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William S. Duncan
W. S. Duncan
Ainsworth
H. R. Baker
Mr. Duncan
Miss Ruth Gibson Teaches at Ft. Madison High School
Miss Ruth Gibson visited Ft. Madison last evening where she serves as a high school instructor.
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Ruth Gibson
Ft. Madison
Local family ties span three sisters and kin in Washington
A fragment notes three sisters Anna May Hazel and Hessie who reside at home in Washington with a grandson of Mrs C W Jackson living on North Iowa Avenue.
Justice Vermilion of Iowa Supreme Court Dies at 61
Justice Charles W. Vermilion of the Iowa Supreme Court died after a kidney surgery relapse in Des Moines. He was 61 and would have completed a four year term in November 1928. Funeral plans were announced with burial in Centerville. Governor Dunnell would appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles W. Vermilion
Supreme Court
Ay Hhe
Centerville
Justice Vermilion
Diammill
Crawfordsville Woman Mrs Ela Odersa McKee Dies at Home
Mrs Ela O McKee widow of John McKee dies at her Crawfordsville residence where she lived alone. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2:30 PM at the United Presbyterian church with Rev W Porter presiding and burial in Crawfordsville cemetery. She left a large family and stepchildren and is survived by siblings and relatives.
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Ela Odersa McKee
John McKee
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
W. ©. Porter
Crawfordsville Cemetery
Morning Sun
Iowa
William
Rebecca
Higpee) Skinner
Wayne
Ainsworth
Mr. McKee
Farm Relief Most Important Issue in West Claims Borah
Senator Borah of Idaho returns to Washington asserting farm relief is the western main issue. He cites markets, co operative marketing, and freight cuts as remedies, noting McNary-Haugen appeals to wheat farmers but may not fit other crops. Miss Myrtle Macon travels to Wapello for a teaching position in trade schools.
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West
Borah
Washington
Idaho
Mississippi
Drowned Farmer Lloyd Kracaw Near Rubio
Lloyd Kracaw 25 a well known farmer west of Rubio drowned in the Skunk river near Spanier bridge while fishing with friends. He stepped into a seventeen foot hole and sank before rescuers could reach him. He served in the navy during World War I and was married to Hattie Oswalt. Survived by father Charles Kracaw Clinton Mo a half sister Mary Kracaw Clinton Mo and half brothers Milton Homer Kracaw Kansas City Mo. Funeral plans pending word from Clinton.
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Lloyd Kracaw
Rubio
Skunk
Spanier Bridge
Charles Kracaw
Clinton
Kracaw
Washington County
Dutch Creek Township
Blatthers
Brinnings
Dutch Creek
Hattie Oswalt
Richland
Vir Binks
Mary Kracaw
Milton
Homer Kracaw
Kansas City
McKinstry Barn Fire Destroys Structure near Dublin
A large barn owned by Mrs John McKinstry south of Dublin in Dutch Creek township burned late yesterday afternoon. The 40 by 76 foot barn and its contents including 64 sacks of timothy seed about 100 tons of hay 1400 bushels of oats and 500 to 460 bushels of corn were lost. Insurance will partly cover the loss. The cause is not yet determined.
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John McKinstry
Dublin
Dutch Creek
Birneys Visit Minnesota and Iowa Campus News
Mr and Mrs Earl Birney return from Bipelow Minnesota after visiting Mr and Mrs R D Mayer and son Max fuse ll. Mrs Mayer was formerly Miss Hazel Birney. Arthur Birney heads to Iowa City to attend the university this winter where he and Harold Finke who once lived here are both working on the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Birney
Bipelow
Minn
R. DD. Mayer
Max Fuseell
Mayer
Hazel Birney
Arthur Birney
Iowa City
University
Harold Finke
World Fliers Reach Persia as Courtney Begins Atlantic Trip
United Press reports mixed progress on early world flight efforts. Frank Courtney’s monoplane reported head winds en route from Plymouth to New York, while others like Pride of Detroit team and Canadian air craft faced grounding and uncertain flying conditions across the Atlantic and in Canada.
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Persia
Courtney
Atlantic
S. S. Adda
Frank T. Courtney
Flying Whale
Coruna
Spain
Plymouth
William SS. Brock
Edward PF. Schlee
Karachi
British India
Bender
Abbas
Bagdad
Iraq
Canada
Sir John Darling
London
Ont
Ene
Caribou
Royal Windsor
Windsor
Seng
Mount Johnson
Que
Charles A. Levine
Walter Hinchcliffe
Cranwell Airdrome
Eng
Columbia
Levine
Ola Glory
William Randolph Hearst
New York
Rome
Roosevelt Field
Third Annual Bird Show Planned for Sept 13 at Mrs Keeley’s Home
The third annual bird show will be held at 210 West Washington Street on Tuesday September 13 starting at 9 30 am and lasting all day Admission is free and all are invited Mrs T T Keeley hosts with guest breeder Mrs A I McDonald of Chicago The event aims to educate the public about birds and their care with no birds for sale and no outdoor life for exhibitors birds are treated as valued companions
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Tuesaday
T. T. Keeley
West Washington Street
Keeley
A. I. McDonald
Chicako
Enpres
Chautauqua
Mra. Keeley
Photographers Launch National Advertising Campaign
A four year campaign by the national association of photographers in the United States and Canada aims to boost educational advertising. Local photographer Mr Guther participates actively, urging members to support local newspapers. The drive uses multiple media with nine general magazines and seven business journals reaching about 20 million readers.
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United States
Canada
Association
America
Guther
Book Exchange Drives PTA Sale At Y Now
Under PTA auspices a grade and high school book sale and exchange ran in the community room at the Y yesterday and continues today and Monday. Books sell at five cents over half the original price, yielding about five cents per book for the association. By eleven this morning over forty dollars worth had been sold at the junior high stand alone, with more expected this afternoon and Monday.
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Parent- Teacher Association
Frank Haney
Association
Vale and Exchange
Parent-Teacher Association
Campaign drives use 100 ads through May 1928
Mr Gather joins a four year drive with national magazines and publications to run advertisements. Edwards and Spera families host relatives during a visit with Mrs Spera and Mrs Edwards, who are sisters.
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Mr. Gather
Pairings in Golf Meet Announced
The Washington Country Club championship draws two flights of sixteen and one of ten with seventy two holes to be played over two weeks. First round must finish by Tuesday evening, with airings for round two to follow.
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Washington
Kingston Wife Mixed Evening Return
A brief note from London Tit-Bits describes a man returning home in the early hours after Saturday night events, with the scene set around half-past twelve on Sunday morning.
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Kingston
London
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Ate To Fair
Th. Supreme Court
Judge Vermilion
Mrs
Joan Meer
McKee
Maude Marie Martin
Keota
Annha Louretta Sommers
J. BY
E.W. Skinner
Columbus City
Sam Metzger
Linnie Mullen
Winfield
Florence Paisley
Lavina Tribblecock
Denver
J. &. Randle
Muscatine
Moline
Fred Randle
Heinz
Fred
Rh. W. Scott
Ant Long Park
Randle
Arsenal
Hork Island
Myrtle Macon
Wapello
Parmer Mets
West Tay
United Press
Atlantic Ocean
Agores
Newfoundland
Princess Anne, Minchin
Leslie Hamilton
Saint Raphael
Upavon
Ottawa
Can
Howe
Book Exchange
J. W. Edwards
W. H. Spera
Mrs. Spera
Mrs. Edwards
Siatera
Garland Rhodes
Stuttgart
Pate
Phree Plights
Claude Tucker
John Westphal
Ralph Thompson
Leslie Kieber
Fred Martin
Frank Miller
WL Harwood
Dre. W. Clow
T. L. Brookhart
Shirley Clark
al Baldrige
Henry Bailey
Guy Knauss
Rex Benz
Vic Westphal
L. B. Lupton
A. Jones
Ed Wells
Hugh McCleery
Ted Sandy
Robert Patterson
Ralph Shanvonu
Martin Whittaker
Max Marble
Fred Neiswanger
Rude Warfel
R. L. Gibson
A. Dewey
David Harvey
Dr. I KH. Stutaman
George Morrison
Bruce Cowden
Homer Stephen
T. J. Pease
Boyd McKenzie
Shelly Eberling
George McDaniel
J. Hi, Peet
Preston Wolf
Leland Carris
F. B. Carter
Ernest Lemmon
Harry Reid
Gibson
Chicago
Will Gibson
Fred Reid
Harry
Reid
Mary Gibson
Leslie Gates
R. D. Mayer
Bigeelow
Minnesota
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